The Ice Bucket Challenge and why You Should Stop Hating It.

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95)
08/16/2014 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

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DISCUSSION (12)

The Transporter > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 11:22

People were hating this?

E30Joe drives a Subaru > The Transporter
08/16/2014 at 11:24

Sorta like the cold water challenge for people in northern states, either jump in a lake or donate x amount to charity, seems like everyone was just jumping in lakes for facebook likes.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > The Transporter
08/16/2014 at 11:24

Surprisingly yeah. http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/enough-with-th…

Most people dont acknowledge the option of doing both. Which is what many do.

The Transporter > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 11:30

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itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 11:47

Eh I kind of get it. Its a bunch of people showing how much they care by not donating. Great PR idea for ALS, but the people doing it themselves are idiots and just want to look like a good person on social media

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > itranthelasttimeiparkedit
08/16/2014 at 11:55

You didnt read what I posted, did you? Last year this time they received $22,000. This year they received $1.35 million. That is no coincidence. This is great for money, amazing for awareness, which is fantastic for any non-profit.

RockThrillz89 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 12:02

I know some people are hating on it in California because they are having such a bad drought, and people were using potable water. They think its a good cause, just a really bad use of water [assuming they are using potable water].

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 12:35

Most of that money is probably coming from the celebrities that are doing it. I doubt the people on my timeline who've done it have donated anything, I'm not against it I'd rather see people actually donate instead of just dumping water on themselves.

Leadbull > itranthelasttimeiparkedit
08/16/2014 at 12:35

Even if a person doesn't donate, they spread publicity to others who might.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 13:12

Although I do think it is a little silly, one thing it definitely did was raise awareness. Half my friends (keep in mind I'm a teenager) didn't even know what ALS was and had to google it to understand. So it worked in that sense.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 14:41

I did, you didn't read mine - "great PR idea for ALS". Its good that it is driving donations, doesn't change the fact that most of these people doing the ice thing are attention seeking jackwagons. Ask half of them to explain what the disease is and they probably can't give you more than a sentence or two. I hate the people not the concept.

Frank Grimes > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
08/16/2014 at 15:49

Why do people hate ice water? I would dump it on myself just for fun. Seems like a stupid way to raise money but if it works who cares. If I were trying to raise money I would have a vote system and it costs $1 to vote and say we vote Elvis Presley he has to resurrect himself and get a bucket of water dumped on him. All the money goes to charity except maybe we could pay for a towel.
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and this is a crazy idea here. Why dont we just donate money because it helps people? CRAZY!